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Title: Pterano
Post by: Ptyra on May 20, 2007, 12:53:41 AM
Character discussion here!

Hehe, my fav. character. He's got such a personality. I'm not really sure WHY he's my favorite character! He's a lair, and yet...it's all because of his guilt of leading those poor dinos to their doom  :( . Even yet, he was stubborn from the start, but is there a reason for his big-headedness?

I personally think that he had a mate, but she died. *shrugs* I don't know...
Title: Pterano
Post by: Ratiasu on June 27, 2007, 03:14:37 PM
Ack! I just noticed that this topic was here! Sorry for the late reply - I haven't been looking in this board much because I haven't watched any of the movies recently.

Pterano is just about my favorite character of the LBT fandom (it's a tossup between Doc, Sierra, and Rinkus, and him). Pterano has more of a back story and much more character development than other movie-only characters, so it's a lot easier to connect with him. Unlike Hyp, Pterano's change from 'antagonist' (here I use this term lightly) to relatively good guy was gradual. I don't think Pterano planned to hurt anyone, he was just someone who believed he and his species had a great purpose and a higher place in the world.

I think.
Yeah. I haven't watched the movie in quite a while.
Title: Pterano
Post by: Malte279 on June 27, 2007, 03:47:34 PM
There is one quite remarkable detail in the flashback about the "Pterano indidnent" did you notice where it happened? In a narrow lush green Valley! It also happened on the journey to the Great Valley. It makes me wonder if perhaps there are some more details to the whole affair we should know about if we want to get the clear picture. Littlefoot's grandpa was as biased against Pterano as he never ever was against any other character, is it possible that something important was left unmentioned?
Littlefoot's grandpa says that "Then as now we made our decision as a group no one opinion outweighing the others. But Pterano didn't like being part of the heart, he wanted to be in charge of it."
Petrie argues that maybe Pterano was right in believing he knew more than the others because he could fly high and see stuff the others couldn't see. Perhaps Petrie may have really hit the mark there. In such a herd the flyers would probably be assigned the task of "scouting" the region that lay ahead of the herd to warn the herd of any dangers, tell them about sources of food or water or even tell them if the Great Valley came in sight. Now imagine Pterano discovered a green place apart from the route the herd was taking. Is it not possible that such a discovery might have played a role in his decision to leave the herd and in the decision of other dinosaurs to follow him? Is it possible that some had given up the hope to ever find the Great Valley and saw that little lush green valley as something tangible, something they could see with their eyes rather than their hearts?
This is just a theory of course, but one which can neither be prooved nor disprooved beyond doubt. Still it would be a very good explanation for WHY anyone followed Pterano at all. I employed this idea in a story in which the Pterano incident does play an important role.
Apart from the possibility that Pterano was purposively leading his followers to a green place which promised a better future it is not unlikely that Pterano is quite capable to "take on the posture" of a leader and convince dinosaurs of his views or even his superiority. This was something kind of downplayed in LBT 7 as we never saw anyone but Petrie (who is kind of naive and particularly overtrustful towards his uncle) being misled by Pterano in the actual plot of LBT 7. Without some leadership abilities however I don't see how Pterano could have made anyone follow him (he obviously couldn't force any of the dinosaurs) or even establish the pecking order which Rinkus and Sierra want to change later on.

Title: Pterano
Post by: Ptyra on June 27, 2007, 05:49:03 PM
Ahhh...finally a discussion  :) .

Nice points, people. I'm still wondering if there was a reaosn for his thinking such things. Maybe something really traumatic happened to him or something. I don't know what, but I think part of it involves something happening to someone he really loved-like his mate if he had one.

I havn't started it yet, but I'm planning on writing a fanfiction where Pterano did have a mate and eggs but his mate died and all but one of the eggs were destroyed  :( . That last egg was his daughter, Ptyra! They were seperated during the Great Earthshake and Pterano beleived her to be dead, as well as Petrie's father and the rest of the flyer's flock. Basically, it was only him and his sister (Petire's mom) left. So, he decided to take control of the heard to keep his sister safe! Where he got the idea that fliers were better than others, I don't know, but those are just my ideas. *shrugs*

(Ptyra turns out to be alive and she was "adopted" by another flock of fliers, who came to the valley around the time Pterano was to return. She was a teenager around that time, so she and her dad had a lot of catching up to do.)
Title: Pterano
Post by: Malte279 on June 28, 2007, 01:11:28 AM
I'm not sure about Pterano, but to me he seems somewhat narcissistic (especially during that scene in which he observes his reflection on the water surface during the song very important creature), which would make any relationship of that sort unlikely. This is just my interpretation of course.
Title: Pterano
Post by: Ptyra on July 19, 2007, 10:15:12 PM
That right there would be a bit like the phesants in "The Animals of Farthing Wood" but Pterano would pay a bit more attention to his mate unlike Mr. Phesant who is COMPLETELY stuck-up.

He dosn't seem to act that way at other points in the movie and, hey everyone can be a bit narcissistic sometimes. He does seem like a bit of a family guy a few times so it could be possible.
Title: Pterano
Post by: Malte279 on July 20, 2007, 03:39:01 AM
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That right there would be a bit like the phesants in "The Animals of Farthing Wood" but Pterano would pay a bit more attention to his mate unlike Mr. Phesant who is COMPLETELY stuck-up.
Interesting comparison. Pheasant in the animals of farthing wood doesn't show any sign whatsoever that he wishes to controll anyone but his wife. Until after the death of his wife he doesn't show the slightest bit of courage and he comes across as very lazy. Neither can be said about Pterano on the basis of what we saw in LBT 7. It would be interesting to know a bit more about how Pterano got over the loss of those who went with him. The only direct indication that he is still thinking about it at all is when, after Ducky's falling into the cave, Sierra says something to the effect that by now Pterano should have grown used to loosing those he is responsible for. There is no fierce or intense reaction from Pterano but his look. Perhaps we can assume that he is usually repressing those events. It would be interesting though to know how Rinkus and Sierra knew about it. Did Pterano tell them? And if he did, would it be more like a compurgation in which Pterano tried to disclaim any responsibility (this is what, considering Pterano's way of acting towards Rinkus and Sierra, I take to be likely) or would it be more like a confession with Pterano crying his eyes out (unlikely so far, but an interesting scene for a fanfiction).
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He dosn't seem to act that way at other points in the movie and, hey everyone can be a bit narcissistic sometimes. He does seem like a bit of a family guy a few times so it could be possible.
I'm not quite sure about the family guy. He certainly enjoys being admired by Petrie and his sibilings, but taking responsibility for a family is an entirely different stoy. One remarkable thing is that we never ever saw a flyer family with both parents present. According to the BBC series "Walking with Dinosaurs" this would be correct (there was no real family structure among flyers, and male and female only met during mating season). It is hard for me to see Pterano give up his independence by not just becoming but also acting as a father. Then again he was looking for a place to settle down, or so he said, when he came to the Great Valley.
Title: Pterano
Post by: Ptyra on January 01, 2008, 08:18:06 PM
Well, good points about that. I've began my fanfiction, and he was quite cut up by his mate's death. Thankfully he recovered before Ptyra hatched but he had become a little bit more...Pterano-ish... :blink:
Title: Pterano
Post by: Amaranthine on June 29, 2008, 06:28:23 PM
I love this character :D

First of all, he's the only character I saw that had an interesting background and a character I would really like to get to know (besides Sierra). I used to be a complete fangirl when it came to Pterano.  :wub: Then I got over it...however, the story I have now about him...it's quite complexed where his father used to treat him cruelly and he tried to be like his older siblings who were better fighters and faster learners than he was. In response to this, he works harder than any one his age to be the best warrior in the clan. No one really gives him slack, except his two sisters, Blood Fang and Rebecca(I decided to name Petrie's mom this name) I wanted to explain why he was so power-hungry in the sequel.

I also portray him as a sensitive, cowardly character, much like his nephew. However, to me, the seventh sequel seemed to portray Pterano and Petrie with the same personalities as well as the same skin coloring.

Pterano reminds me a bit of myself in different ways such as the insecurity part and feeling the need to take control, otherwise I'll be nothing more but a brain washed follower. He seems to be a character that reminds me of a few political leaders that were insecure about their power being taken away.

Yeah, as you can tell, I am very fond of this character :D
Title: Pterano
Post by: Malte279 on June 29, 2008, 06:39:09 PM
^ I wonder if flyers would put much store in claims of being a "good fighter". Compared to other dinosaurs they are very, very fragile. If that one thin hollow bone supporting the wing breaks, or if the skin of a wing tears (as might easily happen if for example the flyer fails to spot a tree branch in time) they are crippled and unable to fly for the rest of their life (which as a consequence is likely to be cut rather short). I suppose because of their physiognomy flyers would pick different ideals than threehorns for example. They might even look down (from high above) on such "brawling ground walkers" rather than trying to imitate their behavior. They might put more store on abilities such as speed, cunning, a good eyesight, and perhaps even the ability to avoid risks where they are unnecessary. This is just my interpretation of course, but seeing that almost every other kind of dinosaur is likely to defeat a flyer in combat I really don't think they are likely to develop some kind of "warrior mentality" (a mentality which in general seems to be likely to be much less strong among dinosaurs (if existing at all) than it would be among warmongering humans).
Title: Pterano
Post by: landbeforetimelover on June 29, 2008, 06:54:55 PM
I honestly don't see why this character is so popular.  He may be one of the only dynamic characters but I still don't like him.  LBT mainly consists of static characters (such as the gang and their parents and even the sharpteeth), but this character is different.  I for one want much more out of a dynamic character and I don't think he has much of a potential for becoming truly good.  Normally, a dynamic character is much more interesting than he is.  He just doesn't have any flare to me and I'm not attracted to dynamic characters that are done so poorly.
Title: Pterano
Post by: Amaranthine on June 29, 2008, 07:01:11 PM
Quote from: Malte279,Jun 29 2008 on  02:39 PM
^ I wonder if flyers would put much store in claims of being a "good fighter". Compared to other dinosaurs they are very, very fragile. If that one thin hollow bone supporting the wing breaks, or if the skin of a wing tears (as might easily happen if for example the flyer fails to spot a tree branch in time) they are crippled and unable to fly for the rest of their life (which as a consequence is likely to be cut rather short). I suppose because of their physiognomy flyers would pick different ideals than threehorns for example. They might even look down (from high above) on such "brawling ground walkers" rather than trying to imitate their behavior. They might put more store on abilities such as speed, cunning, a good eyesight, and perhaps even the ability to avoid risks where they are unnecessary. This is just my interpretation of course, but seeing that almost every other kind of dinosaur is likely to defeat a flyer in combat I really don't think they are likely to develop some kind of "warrior mentality" (a mentality which in general seems to be likely to be much less strong among dinosaurs (if existing at all) than it would be among warmongering humans).
I probably should have been more specific when I was talking about fighting, I mean fighting how a flyer would fight. I understand how their bones are hollow and such. And being cunning, good eye-sight and such IS part of the fighting techniques that they do. Some of the flyers aren't so cunning, so they end up have a more slightly heavier build than the others. (Think of that one giant "flyer" in the seventh sequel that carried Little Foot, Cera, and Spike away, he didn't seem very bright but he had a much stronger, bigger build) And because Pterano's father is the all powerful leader of the clan, so he would expect his kids to be strong and powerful. Pterano, in his mind is not strong and powerful, but the exact opposite.

Anyway, I am getting a bit off-topic here, but I hope that clears up my point...
Title: Pterano
Post by: Amaranthine on June 29, 2008, 07:02:16 PM
Quote from: landbeforetimelover,Jun 29 2008 on  02:54 PM
I honestly don't see why this character is so popular.  He may be one of the only dynamic characters but I still don't like him.  LBT mainly consists of static characters (such as the gang and their parents and even the sharpteeth), but this character is different.  I for one want much more out of a dynamic character and I don't think he has much of a potential for becoming truly good.  Normally, a dynamic character is much more interesting than he is.  He just doesn't have any flare to me and I'm not attracted to dynamic characters that are done so poorly.
Well, not everyone has to like him...
Title: Pterano
Post by: Malte279 on June 30, 2008, 03:13:43 AM
As for Pterano I consider him one of the more interesting LBT guestcharacters and one whom I would really like to see make a return. It would be interesting to have a story in which Pterano may get a chance to get some of the influence he was looking for but only at the expense of what remains of his integrity. It would also be interesting to seem him presented in a not so telling way as in LBT 7. In LBT 7 you knew from the moment he entered the scree that he was to be the "villain" of the movie (though his cronies were to take the most villainous part). It would be a good thing if the audience was left a bit more in the dark about his intentions so whatever he decides to do would come as a bit of a surprise.
Title: Pterano
Post by: Ptyra on June 30, 2008, 01:40:45 PM
In my fanfic (which has been on hiatus forever <_< ), he overhead that the stone can 'heal the sick and other miracals'. He translates 'other miracals' as 'bring back the dead'. At the beginning of the fanfic, his mate is killed by a 'swimmer sharptooth', lost all but Ptyra's eggs by our 'favorite' egg eaters ( :p ), and beleived Ptyra to be killed in the Great Earthshake. He thought that if he had the power of the stone, then he could bring back the dead, particularily his mate.

Of course it's just a 'dumb old rock', and later on he ends up finding a new mate out of a very nagging flier Ptera, and Ptyra comes out alive. He starts thinking "Who needs a stone when you can have something different."
Just my idea  :p !
Title: Pterano
Post by: Kor on June 30, 2008, 05:36:36 PM
Something like that could happen, though sadly we may not see Pterano again, one could say some of those events are happening offscreen.
Title: Pterano
Post by: Lucario#1 on July 08, 2008, 01:13:26 PM
most likely he was jelous!!  :lol
Title: Pterano
Post by: Invaderbecky on July 01, 2009, 06:35:23 PM
He is my favorite character, I feel bad for him in a way, he never meant to lead his followers to their death, it must have been horrible to watch too, I guess if he tried to help, he would have just been killed, better to fly away and move on, he looked so upset when he went back to the big herd, who really wants to take responbility for bringing others to their doom? As for the stone he didn't see it as doing something bad, just wanted to prove he could be a leader, of course kidnapping and puting the kids in danger was too far, but they've been in worst. Five years is so long, well probably never see him again, which is a shame. Well here I am rambling bye.
Title: Pterano
Post by: Kor on July 01, 2009, 08:39:21 PM
It could have been interesting to see him, as well as certain other 1 shot characters who appeared in just 1 movie.  He could show up anytime the gang outside the great valley.
Title: Pterano
Post by: Ptyra on December 23, 2009, 03:29:17 PM
I've really been thinking about how he could change in five years.

I'm writing some "fan episodes" where the gang bumps into Pterano twice. The first time is when Tricia runs into the Mysterious Beyond and almost falls to her death (figures) and Pterano saves her, but later has to save all the others from Redclaw (who he brags not to be scared of).

My other idea is that for some reason or another, the kids accidentally let a Fastbiter into the Great Valley and Pterano completely "forgets" his banishment (my idea is that the Fastbiter is about to do in his sister) and ends up saving the Valley...and even tells the other adults how the Fastbiter got in and how there are other ways for a sharptooth to enter. You'd think he'd know after spending a lot of time in the Mysterious Beyond that there's more than one way for the Valley to be broken into by a predator. After all that helping, they allow him to stay in the Valley.

So, so far, he is actually useful to the Valley. He could be a "guide" through the Mysterious Beyond if they ever need him and heck, even the kids could drag him along on their adventures since he'd probably be the only grown-up to actually listen to their problems...and there's the guide-thing again. If there was ever a problem that the Mysterious Beyond could cause, he'd probably have a few suggestions on how to fix it.

"I know there is much I can contribute if given the chance" Oh, you got A LOT of chances!
Title: Pterano
Post by: Malte279 on December 23, 2009, 04:16:16 PM
I think one of the intersting aspects about Pterano is that his standing if he returned to the Great Valley (which depending on the circumstances of the return may not necessarily take five years) would be very different from that of anyone else. I think that most of the other grownups would under any circumstances still be very much on guard about him. The same is likely to be true about the kids with the likely exception of Petrie.
I think that Pterano might reckon higher chances of being "accepted" by the kids than by the other grownups. In turn he might "accept" the kids in one way in which none of the other grownups do. I think that Pterano might actually sort of treat the kids as sort of on "the same eye-level" by not putting as much past them as the other grownups would. Having been an opponent of sorts to the kids may have caused Pterano to gain a certain respect for them and in case he does no longer cling to extreme believes in his personal superiority he might give a lot more attention and value to what the kids say or do than any of the other grownups most of whom are either too "grownup" or too protective to deal with the kids on the same eye-level.
Such an attitude towards the kids may of course cause further skepticism on the part of the other grownups (along the lines of "he fills our kids' heads with nonsense and encourages recklessness!"), but if again one of the frequent situations arises in which the kids would do the right thing where the grownups would not Pterano's support might prove very important.
In my unfinished story "Old Threehorns" Pterano plays a rather important role and while there are a number of points about the story I am not too happy with I like how most of the scenes involving Pterano turned out.
Title: Pterano
Post by: thebigdeal on December 23, 2009, 04:48:58 PM
"Petrie, I'm heartbroken.... you don't remember your DEAR OLD UNCLE?"
Title: Pterano
Post by: Ptyra on December 23, 2009, 04:58:06 PM
I'm pretty sure it was "dear, old uncle"
Title: Pterano
Post by: thebigdeal on December 23, 2009, 05:00:14 PM
Quote from: Ptyra,Dec 23 2009 on  12:58 PM
I'm pretty sure it was "dear, old uncle"
"If there's anything I won't tolerate, it's violence!"
Title: Pterano
Post by: Amaranthine on February 01, 2010, 05:02:04 AM
I wanted to start up this topic again, to get more opinions from other members and to just give my opinion about this character.

While I might go, "Gawd he's HAWT." at times, I'm not really being all that serious. I was definitely a lot more obsessed with this character as a youngin' then how I am now about him. I love his sleek design and color scheme. It's visually very appealing. :yes

To me he's a very insecure character, he thinks he needs to be a certain way to get recognition and he actually seemed a bit racist to an extent. I mean he tries to glorify flyers as a species. While I don't think he's anywhere as racist as Mr. Three Horn, he still seemed to have this own predijuces. Probably not so much species but as dinosaurs in character. In his own song he says, "Some of us are born to lead while the rest of you must follow." It's completely his dark side exposing. It was as if he believed other dinosaurs really were stupid and he had all the answers.

I think Pterano was always very torn on what he wanted to do. He can try to intend good, but his ego gets in the way very easily. I think he was bullied for being his species, hence in the first movie, species stayed seperate from each other. I can also make a guess that he was just like Petrie as a kid. Because Petrie is insecure himself! He also seems to try to fight having his own views and making his own desicions. I think that would been a possible reason why Pterano is the way he is.

If I can think of anything more to add, I will.
Title: Pterano
Post by: Ptyra on February 01, 2010, 06:50:51 PM
^ Many, many concurrences :D !

I had now idea why I liked him so much when I was a kid. Now that I've done some heavy analyzing, I think I actually associate with him more. I admit that I want respect and recognition, kinda like him. Except that I see that there are just as many negatives to fame as there are positives XD !

After watching more Michael York films, I'm starting to think of him as one of Michael York's "typical" characters. Highly ambitious, rebellious, and very high self-esteemed. And perhaps when he was younger, he was a bit of a lady's man (Just look at D'Artanian! :lol!)

I do agree that he could have been like Petrie as a kid, but maybe slightly more ambitious.

And his design was pretty neat. It was pretty interesting in comparison to Petire's (But there were some goofs where he was all one color) There was one shot where he even looked slightly fuzzy around the collar!

I do, however, like to think of him as a more logical thinker than the other adults. I can imagine all of them arguing over "x" situation while the kids are coming up with a plan to fix it. Pterano seems like the type to make a "Shame on you! Your children act more grown up than you!" speech and goes with them to help solve the problem...which might be helpful if it's in the Mysterious Beyond.
Title: Pterano
Post by: Amaranthine on February 02, 2010, 03:33:56 PM
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 Now that I've done some heavy analyzing, I think I actually associate with him more. I admit that I want respect and recognition, kinda like him.

I think a lot of people are like that. The difference is if people can actually admit it to themselves. A lot of the time, it's hard for most people, you really need to be mature enough and have a strong character to admit it.

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I do agree that he could have been like Petrie as a kid, but maybe slightly more ambitious.

Maybe, but from what I see in the series, there are still attitudes of species being better over the other, even in the kids. Cera still goes on how Three Horns are better and so does her father. Petrie does seem to have competition within his family who is the better "flyer". He's a very timid guy, and just how his siblings treated him in the 12th sequel showed how much of an outcast he was with his family. I think with age, Petrie MIGHT become like Pterano in certain regards. However, if it wasn't for his friends, particularily Ducky, he would end up trying to be as much of an ambitious, ego maniac like his uncle. :p I highly doubt Pterano had real friends when he was growing up, because if he did, he would feel a lot more accepted as a flyer then he was portrayed in the sequel.

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I do, however, like to think of him as a more logical thinker than the other adults. I can imagine all of them arguing over "x" situation while the kids are coming up with a plan to fix it. Pterano seems like the type to make a "Shame on you! Your children act more grown up than you!" speech and goes with them to help solve the problem...which might be helpful if it's in the Mysterious Beyond.[/color]

I agree, he definitely would be more friends with the kids, hence they would be more accepting towards him. Though I think Ducky's mom might accept him a bit too, since he saved her daughter, but the differences between how kids trust people and how adults trust people are VERY different. It can take quite a bit for older folks to trust other people because they had more experience with it, while kids can easily trust. Of course that's not always the case, but I'm just putting a general one out there just to explain why I think the kids would be more accepting of Pterano then they adults.

I love analyzing characters like this, the only downfall is though, the actual creators of them are probably not on the same boat because it's the dollar that's on their main goal, not the series itself. So, we can guess and analyze all we want about certain characters, but unless we know the cast personally, I don't think we can really know unfortunately. :(

My more then two cents.
Title: Pterano
Post by: Malte279 on February 02, 2010, 04:04:53 PM
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I do, however, like to think of him as a more logical thinker than the other adults. I can imagine all of them arguing over "x" situation while the kids are coming up with a plan to fix it. Pterano seems like the type to make a "Shame on you! Your children act more grown up than you!" speech and goes with them to help solve the problem...which might be helpful if it's in the Mysterious Beyond.
One could interpret it that way, but I think that there is another interpretation possible and the two might well overlap to some degree.
Rather than being a logical thinker (he doesn't come across that way through a number of his actions in LBT 7) he might be a bit more "practical" than some of the other grownups. While being practical can be a virtue it can also come with a price. In case of the other grownups in the Great Valley I think that some of them are at least as smart (or smarter) than Pterano (who in turn may well outwit some of the other grownups in the Great Valley). Pterano however does not subject to the "democratic" way of life that allows for the Great Valley dinosaurs to live together in relative peace at the expense of
plenty discussions which sometimes slow down everyone and everything because of the need to make compromises that satisfy everyone involved.
Pterano is very convinced of the own right and that if he just does whatever he may be up to it will be for the good of everyone. Well meaning as he may be he does not have much of an ability to see the world through the eyes of others or the consequences that his actions (in particular such actions that may be for his personal benefit) may have on others. In that sense he has traits that can be found with many people in history who tend to be known as dictators. Pterano is very ambitious and craving for recognition while at the same time largely dodging the responsibility for his actions (at least from what we see in the movie). If others punish him for his actions it is their bad vision rather than a recognition of the own fault. The only admission of guilt (rather than flimsy statements about things getting out of control) we ever hear from him comes very far towards the end of the movie after a last attempt to talk the other grownups into a guilty consciousness to lessen his punishment.
From what we see in LBT 7 he comes across as much of an opportunist. While he may talk about creating a paradise I think we are somewhat pressed to find the very few actions he conducts without any personal interests in mind.
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Though I think Ducky's mom might accept him a bit too, since he saved her daughter
This is quite possible I think, but I would attritbute it to the kindness of Ducky's mother rather than gratitude to Pterano. After all none of the kids would have ever gotten into this peril had it not been for Pterano and flying after Ducky to save her was pretty much the only thing he could do in that situation without making himself utterly unacceptable (imagine him standing there at the edge just watching Ducky drop... no way!).
All this may sound harsh towards Pterano, but since I see a certain tendency to handle him with kid gloves (only interpret him into a very positive light) I think it is time to look at the darker aspects too.
He is not evil at heart but incapable of dealing with perceptions different from his own. He is extremely ambitious, craving for recognition, didn't do much to earn such recognition, ruthless in the pursuit of his aims, and unable to deal with the own weaknesses and failures.
Pterano is not really a villain, but he is very far from being a saint. Perhaps his being a character in the deep gray zone rather than a mere hero is part of what makes the fascination of this character.
Title: Pterano
Post by: Saft on February 06, 2010, 08:26:23 PM
I'm not sure if I like Pterano or not.  
I do like his character design but I feel that he isn't a villain.  He is just very ambitious and has a sense of power lust to be recognised as a leader.   He also seems to hold some sort of mild racist opinion that the flyers are better than any of the other dinosaurs.  

He does have some positive character aspects to him, such as his protectivness of Ducky, his concern for her and the young ones.  He also did do the right thing at the end of SoCF and save Ducky but he did allow his ambition to overrun him.  He seems to care more about himself and as someone who wants to become a leader...a leader isn't about that.

He isn't evil but at the same time, he isn't overally good and self sacrificing either.

(if that makes sense?)
Title: Pterano
Post by: Ptyra on February 24, 2010, 07:15:55 PM
Hm. I think I'm going to go back to my conversations with Malte from way back.

As of late, I've been watching more Michael York films. Jeez, he was so cute when he was young. Skinny as heck, though... Among them was the Three Musketeers movies. Now I've got it in my head that D'Artagnan=young Pterano.

D'Artagnan was pretty darn ambitious right from the start of the first movie and even tried to kill Count Rochefort when he first met him...three/five minutes into the movie. 'Course, Pterano probably would do that, but he'd still take an insult quite personally.

As for my comment a while back about the possibility of Pterano having a mate, I shall yet again link to D'Artagnan. As I said before, Pterano could have been a "prehistoric D'Artagnan" in his youth (lol). In the second part, D'Artagnan's mistress/girlfriend Constance (who he "loves with his heart") is killed by Milady (who he "loves with his head"). After "taking out" Rochefort in his fury, he never mentions her again, and seems to have "healed" in the third movie, which is twenty years later...in fact the only person who mentions Constance is the Queen and she was a b*tch about her. In the fourth, D'Artagnan has actually married (twenty years from the third...maybe), which is where Valentine comes into play. You'd think if there was a twenty "cold time" period where Pterano would have gotten over a loss. Now that I think about it, Pterano could be the D'Artagnan that never became a Captain (like at the end of the third movie) and let his ambitions get to his head.

And speaking of Valentine, since I have my character Ptyra, I've seriously been thinking about what kind of a parent he'd be if he did have any part in a family. All I've thought of is a mix between D'Artagnan ("Oh, I'm so proud of you! You're ready to be the first female Musketeer! Knock 'em dead, sweetie!") and "GET MY LITTLE GIRL HOME BY TEN, OR ELSE!!!" (...maybe that one's better for Mr. Threehorn).

Boy, I've run out of ideas.
Title: Pterano
Post by: trulyfantasticme on April 23, 2011, 10:47:48 PM
I love this character as well! In fact, he's my fave in the whole series. It sucks that he doesn't come back in another sequal or any of the tv series.

But in my crazy fangirl world, he met a blue flyer named Devon, who happens to be Sierra's son. At first, Devon despises Pterano for abandoning his father and plots revenge. Then one day, Pterano was flying high above the Mysterious Beyond and all of a sudden he spots a blue flyer being chased by a sharptooth. Seeing this as another chance to redeem himself, he goes in to save him by distracting the sharptooth and leading him into a forest where he knew that he could find lots of vines hanging on the trees. He found those vines very useful as he waited for the sharptooth to draw near.

With the vine in his beak, he dives for the sharptooth, aiming for its legs and tying them with the vine then he flew up to the sharptooth's jaws and very carefully tied them shut. Thus, the sharptooth fell over onto the ground with nothing but the tiny hands to break his fall. Devon is amazed by this, for this was something he has never seen before. A flyer taking on a sharptooth? And winning? That was just impossible! Or was it...?  :blink:

 :lol Speaking of using vines to kick sharptooth butt, before the earthquake happened in the first movie, Pterano was flying up high like usual as he watched over his sister and his newborn nephews and nieces. But then he spotted a sharptooth heading for a very curious baby Petrie looking at the treestars. So he dives for the sharptooth, waiting in the trees. When the sharptooth draws near, he took the vine and did the same thing he did in order to save Devon.

But things aren't always what they seem. This so-called "sharptooth" just happened to be Mr. Threehorn, looking for his daughter, Cera, who was lurking in the trees, giggling at the sight. Of course Mr. Threehorn is mad at Pterano for humiliating him in front of his daughter. And Pterano apologizes, concluded with the fact that Mr. Threehorn "looked so much like a sharptooth from up there..."

 :lol Jokes all on Pterano and Mr. Threehorn.  :lol  Poor Mr. Threehorn, getting his butt kicked by Pterano... :lol
Title: Pterano
Post by: Allicloud on April 24, 2011, 04:45:58 AM
Well, seeing as I'm a pretty big fan of him, here's my opinion:

Most of the reasons for Pterano's appeal have been listed already. His possible insecurity, his ability to think more logically than most of the grownups. But I think another reason is his motivation: He does want to rule over the Great Valley, but he appears to want to do so as a loving tyrant. He wants to use the Stone to create a paradise, as he says, as a sort of perfect world, with hm ruling over it. He does not necessarily have an evil plan, but he is willing to go to evil lengths to get it.
But another reason, which nobody has touched on, is simply that he is voice by Michael York. York is a very well known actor, very respected. He's done Shakespeare films, The 3 Musketeers, all sorts of films before. But I thin this is his first voice-acting role. He's alo the first major actor to star in a Land Before Time film. Granted, they have gotten famous voice actors before, like Rob Paulson, Frank Welker, Jeff Bennet, etc. But York was the first major Hollywood actor. And naturally, ifa person is already a famous actor in Live Actin, you can almost certainly bet that asvoice-actor he will be brilliantly hammy (think Tim Curry). And of course, York hams up the role, chewing the proverbial scenery, but in a brillant, flamboyant way.
Title: Pterano
Post by: Malte279 on April 24, 2011, 05:31:22 AM
I suppose Pterano is easily the most popular one time character of the entire franchise and might in his popularity even surpass a returning character like Chomper. I mean no offense when asking our many great Pterano fans, why?
Don't get me wrong, I consider him a very interesting character and in an unfinished story I wrote myself (and several I planned but never wrote) he is playing an important role. There are times though when I see him almost as revered as he would like for himself to be revered in the song "Very important creature" even to the point where his mistakes (the existence and prominence of which I consider undeniable) are denied or negated. I'm just asking, what do you (especially the major fans of Pterano) think is it that makes him so much more interesting or even lovable than other LBT characters?
Title: Pterano
Post by: Allicloud on April 24, 2011, 06:35:52 AM
Quote from: Malte279,Apr 24 2011 on  04:31 AM
I suppose Pterano is easily the most popular one time character of the entire franchise and might in his popularity even surpass a returning character like Chomper. I mean no offense when asking our many great Pterano fans, why?
Don't get me wrong, I consider him a very interesting character and in an unfinished story I wrote myself (and several I planned but never wrote) he is playing an important role. There are times though when I see him almost as revered as he would like for himself to be revered in the song "Very important creature" even to the point where his mistakes (the existence and prominence of which I consider undeniable) are denied or negated. I'm just asking, what do you (especially the major fans of Pterano) think is it that makes him so much more interesting or even lovable than other LBT characters?
Take your pick:


The voice. That voice is awesome, made all the more awesome by the fact that it's a famous actor voicing him.

How he's never returned to the series. Among the new characters who are introduced in the sequels, he is among the extremely small minority of new characters who never make a reappearance, either in another sequel or in the TV series (I think the only other such character is, thankfully, the Yellowbellies). That lends him a sense of mystery.

His deliciously hammy and over the top performance.

The fact that,apart from Hyp Nod an Mutt,he is the only anagonist of the seres to redeem himself.

The fact that he actually has a major motivation. The other speaking-villains (Ozzy and Strut, Hyp Nod and Mutt, and Ichy and Dil) all simply did what they did because they wanted to, or because they were hungry. But Pterano stands out, because he had a major plan. Granted it was a plan for the greater good, but he used evil methods to try to reach it.

His generally cool-looking design. It just adds a new image to the species whih generally looked kinda goofy previously in the films. It was also basically a debut of the new design fo the flyers. Beforehand, the designs for the flyers was a little bit different in every film. But after his film the flyer design was pretty much regulated.
Title: Pterano
Post by: trulyfantasticme on April 25, 2011, 09:53:25 AM
and here's another answer for your question.

The fact that, out of all the evil uncles out there, Pterano stands out the most because he actually cares about the children and doesnt want any of them getting hurt, loves his nephew and his nephew loves him, and he actually saved Ducky's life in the end. Thats pretty much why I love him, but there are other reasons too and if i list them, the list would be too friggin long!  :lol
Title: Pterano
Post by: EggStealerGirl on April 25, 2011, 07:24:19 PM
In my opinion, I think that Pterano is the only LBT antagonist to have a motivational backstory.

I can't really think of any others that do...
Title: Pterano
Post by: vonboy on April 25, 2011, 07:44:02 PM
Like I've said before, Pterano is a great example of a tragic hero.

He has his flaws. He has done some things that he regrets. He has seemed to be selfish and deceitful, but he also has a good heart. He saved the lives of the Gang. And, In the end, he accepts the consequences of his responsibilities, and takes his punishment.

Now that I think about it, It's a real toss-up in my head of whether Chomper is the most complicated character in the series, or if Pterano is. Chomper is very interesting, but really only because he's a sharptooth. Pterano is interesting because of his character.

Don't ask me to choose, please :lol
Title: Pterano
Post by: Malte279 on April 26, 2011, 02:53:02 AM
What I remain uncertain about is to what degree he really "accepts" the punishment or sincerely understands what he personally did wrong. There is this one short line of him uttered just after another attempt to weedle out of taking responsibility for his actions. No offense meant, but I think that Pterano has yet a lot left to learn so his remorse will be really in his mind rather than in his words only and so that he understands where bad things happened because of his very own actions rather than because they just "happened" or others lacked "vision". The inability to reexamine the own words or actions and the inability to see any fault about oneself is a really major flaw and I think it is something that based on what the movie showed Pterano has yet to learn. Maybe the time of the banishment would give him some time for critical self-reflection.
Title: Pterano
Post by: Allicloud on June 05, 2011, 03:33:34 PM
Quote from: Malte279,Apr 26 2011 on  01:53 AM
Maybe the time of the banishment would give him some time for critical self-reflection.
I suddenly am struck by a vision of him returning to the valley, dressed as some sort of saurian Buddhist-monk.
Title: Pterano
Post by: Malte279 on June 05, 2011, 03:46:34 PM
I continue to believe that while Pterano is surely an extremely interesting character many fans seem to be a bit too uncritical in their estimations of him. In some ways I feel his actual mistakes are just as vividly denied or ignored by many of his fance as they seem to be denied or ignored by himself.
I am very supportive of the idea of letting him appear again and I feel that he has a lot of potential for interesting stories, but I feel that unless he is to remain an anti-hero or even a villain there ought to be a serious bit of self-reflection on his part.
Title: Pterano
Post by: theamazingthreehorngirl on June 16, 2011, 11:58:11 AM
Quote from: thebigdeal,Dec 23 2009 on  04:00 PM
Quote from: Ptyra,Dec 23 2009 on  12:58 PM
I'm pretty sure it was "dear, old uncle"
"If there's anything I won't tolerate, it's violence!"
then why are you hitting me?
Title: Pterano
Post by: theamazingthreehorngirl on June 16, 2011, 12:02:18 PM
Quote from: Allicloud,Jun 5 2011 on  02:33 PM
Quote from: Malte279,Apr 26 2011 on  01:53 AM
Maybe the time of the banishment would give him some time for critical self-reflection.
I suddenly am struck by a vision of him returning to the valley, dressed as some sort of saurian Buddhist-monk.
lol i can imagine mr threehorns face if he returned to the valley like that :lol
Title: Pterano
Post by: trulyfantasticme on June 29, 2011, 02:09:41 AM
Quote from: theamazingthreehorngirl,Jun 16 2011 on  10:58 AM
Quote from: thebigdeal,Dec 23 2009 on  04:00 PM
Quote from: Ptyra,Dec 23 2009 on  12:58 PM
I'm pretty sure it was "dear, old uncle"
"If there's anything I won't tolerate, it's violence!"
then why are you hitting me?
Pterano: Right, make that two things: Violence and-

THE DUTCH!!!! :lol

Pterano: :blink: What the-! Who put that in my line?!?!?

 :lol  :lol  :lol  :lol  :lol
Title: Pterano
Post by: Bruton the Iguanodon on November 04, 2011, 02:08:35 AM
What can i say about how i feel about Pterano? Half of me wants to like him, but another part of me sees the bad side of him. Not to mention what a turnoff he was when he was admiring his reflection and singing about how great he was, or how annoying his voice can be! I suppose if he ever appears again I'll finally decide. But we're not even sure they're making more films...
Title: Pterano
Post by: trulyfantasticme on November 19, 2011, 09:39:55 PM
You think his voice is annoying? Something's wrong with you! :lol  :lol Just kidding. Everyone has their own opinion.  :p

Well believe it or not, Bruton, I used to feel the same way about Pterano as you, but then I saw LBT 7 for the first time in over a year and I ended up falling heads over heels in love with him! And I'm even more in love with him than ever!!!

I LOVE YOU PTERANO!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :DD

Huh...I'm surprised Jrd89 and Pterano the user still haven't posted in this thread. :blink:  :lol
Title: Pterano
Post by: Bruton the Iguanodon on December 28, 2011, 06:48:43 PM
The way he talks is always so overly drmatic: "The poor thing...so young, so full of life..." Don't get me wrong, I'd be devastated if Ducky died, but he sounded more dramatic then sincere...

Do people like him cause he's a bad-turned-good, which is always interesting, or just cause he---how do I say it---is, "good-looking"?  :huh:

And don't pretend you weren't at least a little grossed out when the camera zoomed out of his *ss as he flew away
Title: Pterano
Post by: trulyfantasticme on January 23, 2012, 02:50:06 AM
Well personally, if he wasn't a redemption character, I probably would never have fallen in love with him in the first place. Then I ended up falling for his good looks.

I'm just telling you how I started liking him. To be honest, I once felt the same as you...but then he saved Ducky.  :lol

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And don't pretend you weren't at least a little grossed out when the camera zoomed out of his *ss as he flew away

Dat a**!

 :lol  :lol  :lol  :lol  :lol  :lol  :lol Omg! You should see how hard I'm laughing!  :lol  :lol  :lol  :lol
Title: Pterano
Post by: DarkHououmon on January 23, 2012, 10:08:01 AM
Quote from: trulyfantasticme,Jan 23 2012 on  01:50 AM
And don't pretend you weren't at least a little grossed out when the camera zoomed out of his *ss as he flew away
I wasn't really bothered all that much by it.
Title: Pterano
Post by: LBTFan13 on January 23, 2012, 10:35:05 AM
Pterano is one of my favorite characters because he is a complex character with a dark back story. In my honest opinion, I don't think of Pterano as an antagonist at all. He doesn't want to take over the Great Valley and make everybody his slaves. He just wants to be the leader. I find he's more blinded by these ambitions than really evil. If anything, Rinkus and Sierra are the antagonists over Pterano. They use Pterano to get to the stone and them turn on him when they finally do. Sierra makes numerous threatening remarks towards Ducky and the gang, and Rinkus is the one who at first suggests to torture Littlefoot for information about the stone as well as to betray Pterano in the end. He genuinely cares about Petrie and doesn't want anything to happen to him or his friends, even hesitating a bit to take Ducky with them. Then of course, saving Ducky from falling off the mountain reinforces that he regrets what happened before and didn't want it to happen again, let alone to somebody so young.

I wasn't bothered by the way he spoke. That would be more directed towards Michael York if anything, but I really enjoyed his voice work. He seemed to be having a lot of fun in his role. It was just really cool to hear him voice this after Austin Powers helped gain him a strong fan following, on top of the previous work he had done.

I think you are the only one bothered by that one shot.
Title: Pterano
Post by: Bruton the Iguanodon on February 01, 2012, 03:21:15 AM
I just realized who he reminds me of: Gilderoy Lockhart!!  :lol (I was a Harry Potter fan 4 the longest time!)
Title: Pterano
Post by: Malte279 on February 01, 2012, 05:59:22 AM
:lol Aye, I do see where that comparison is comming from :p
Title: Pterano
Post by: Ptyra on February 01, 2012, 07:05:00 PM
He's your typical Michael York character. They're all full of themselves and trying to carry more than they can handle...especially the former.

Except for Basil Exposition...
Title: Pterano
Post by: trulyfantasticme on February 04, 2012, 11:02:19 PM
I've just listened to Very Important Creature, and it occurred to me that Pterano is the only one out of the flyer trio that he is not afraid of lightning! Rinkus and Sierra panic after a lightning bolt strikes, Pterano just completely ignores it.  :lol

Another reason why he's loco in the coco, and my fave character!  :lol

Seriously, if it was me, I'd immediately rush behind Rinkus and Sierra and hide.  :lol
Title: Pterano
Post by: Bruton the Iguanodon on March 25, 2012, 11:32:15 PM
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Dat a**!

Omg! You should see how hard I'm laughing!



 seriously the way they shot it was very bad, I thought.

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I wasn't really bothered all that much by it.

I'm glad. And hey, it's me, Bruton, the guy who's bothered by everything...   :lol

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I've just listened to Very Important Creature, and it occurred to me that Pterano is the only one out of the flyer trio that he is not afraid of lightning! Rinkus and Sierra panic after a lightning bolt strikes, Pterano just completely ignores it.

Another reason why he's loco in the coco, and my fave character!

Seriously, if it was me, I'd immediately rush behind Rinkus and Sierra and hide.

I'm not that afraid of it either. But I think it's too cool and spooky to be ignored!  :D
Title: Pterano
Post by: rKrizik on April 13, 2012, 07:22:29 PM
I'm not surprised there's a thread dedicated to Pterano, as he seems to be a fairly popular character among fans - myself included. =)
In fact I'd say that he ranks as one of my favorite characters in the whole series (the movies and shows I have seen, that is.)
In one of my other posts, I tried describing why I found Pterano a more interesting character compared to the others, but you're right, it's a bit hard to put into words. It could be that I find redeemable characters fascinating, because their consciences seem to be in a perpetual battle - like Pterano's, even though at the end of the 7th movie, he did seem to lean more on the 'good' side rather than someone who still struggled with his good and bad side...but we don't really know for sure.
I admit it'd be interesting if Pterano had a mate and if she were introduced in the movies or series, but...given his character, I don't imagine many female flyers would be willing to be with Pterano for an extended period of time. X) I could maybe see him with a female flyer who shared his ambitions, but that could just as easily result in the two of them competing, rather than getting along.

Pterano's dynamic character is also oddly appealing. It's not just his faults that are amusing, but his ego and belief that he (and maybe flyers/pterodactyls in general) is better than everyone else. Mix that with a misplaced desire to do good, and you end up with a fascinating specimen. =)
Title: Pterano
Post by: Petrie85 on April 15, 2012, 12:08:53 AM
Yeah I know Pterano is a villain in the movie but I do still like him. I didn't like how he betrayed his family I thought that was horrible. And Petrite is so dumb that he doesn't know how bad he is. But all movie meed a villain and I guess through it all he was a good character in the movie series.
Title: Pterano
Post by: StrutEggStealer on June 05, 2012, 01:36:36 PM
Ah, Pterano, so awesome to see an entire thread dedicated to him^^
That egotistical flyer, that Very Important Creature, that hopeless, irresponsible, proud, stuck-up, self-centered, total drama-king... etc.

What can I say about Pterano that I haven't said already? lol well, he is one of my absolute fave characters, (close tie between Strut and Pterano) and Stone of Cold Fire happened to be a Christmas present I received one year (BEST.... GIFT... EVER!) I instantly fell in love with Pterano's character. He was a real change from the original five and the other supporting characters in that he was a bit of an outlaw :o I also liked that while he did all thhose terrible things, not to mention kidnap Ducky (but if you listen/look closely, you can tell he's pretty hesitant about taking her... he's ab-libbing: "Well, uhhm... that... forces me to make a small change in our flight plan." Notice all the pauses, he's putting on a show for Rinkus and Sierra!!) he still managed to show a bit of a softer, kinder side every so often. Like he was just really confused about his role to play, like he didn't want to have power, but then again he did... *shrug*

I got the feeling, even when I was little, that Pterano didn't really MEAN to be a villain. "Things simply got out of control" ;)

Anyway, those are my thoughts and character analyses. MAN these are exhausting, esp. for an in-depth character like Pterano who has so many fallouts and add-ins to his personality. DARN YOU, SMEXY FLYER!!
Title: Pterano
Post by: Bruton the Iguanodon on August 17, 2015, 01:49:29 PM
Quote from: trulyfantasticme,Feb 4 2012 on  10:02 PM
I've just listened to Very Important Creature, and it occurred to me that Pterano is the only one out of the flyer trio that he is not afraid of lightning! Rinkus and Sierra panic after a lightning bolt strikes, Pterano just completely ignores it.  :lol
 
Yeah, wish they could have focused on him during that shot and had him look all annoyed.  :smile
Title: Pterano
Post by: Dr. Rex on August 18, 2015, 05:39:42 PM
I've always found Pterano's character to be intriguing. He certainly does seem selfish and ambitious, but he also has a good heart and good intentions to contrast it. I've honestly always thought he will do good as long as it benefits him in some way.
Title: Pterano
Post by: DaveTheAnalyzer on November 13, 2016, 03:55:02 PM
Ah, Pterano. The beloved tragic antagonist. I think he believes he makes connections others don’t and the few successes that come from that lead to a positive feedback loop that swelled his ego. He wants to do great and good things but he wants to be recognized for his accomplishments, which is often what leads to trouble. Petrie’s mother seems to find that exasperating but there does seem to be some fondness still present. I surmise when Pterano does stuff like entertaining the children with stories, he does it to please himself but he also genuinely enjoys brightening the days of the young ones. Mama Flyer’s probably grateful when he does stuff like that but at the same time, she wonders, “Okay, what do you want this time?”

I do agree with others’ observations that he has a bit of a dictatorial streak and that he has trouble accepting the consequences of his actions. With the migration to the Great Valley, I surmise he thought the consensus decision making of the herd was too slow and cautious. If there was a correct decision, one shouldn’t gamble it away in the name of compromise but fight for it with your last breath. I surmise those that eventually followed him agreed with that opinion. I do like the observation of one of the other users that Pterano might have thought he saw clues he interpreted as a lead to the valley and that might have played a role in getting him those followers.

When those followers died on his watch and there was nothing he could do about it, I agree he refused to take responsibility because he didn’t want to own up to failing. I also think though that having people die because of him was too much for him to accept. Death is so massive it can be like fitting worlds inside your head. Trying to fit in the massiveness of death that’s your fault can be a whole different kind of overwhelming, so Pterano quailed away. That would force him to reevaluate what kind of person he is and he doesn’t have the mental fortitude for that.

When the Stone of Cold Fire appeared, it seemed to be an opportunity to remake the world into something better and to make a name for himself. He was more interested in doing this without notice. When Ducky accidentally eavesdropped on him, he was disquieted by the thought of using her as a hostage to hold back pursuers but his ambitions still had such a hold that he was willing to go along with it anyway. When Ducky seemingly fell to her death, Pterano was also troubled but still willing to move on to the stone. I wonder if he thought either his wish on the stone would magically undo those kind of mistakes or the wish would affect so much that his mistakes might be overlooked.

Whatever the case, the kids nearly getting killed on his watch inched him to reconsidering his values. He did object when he was sentenced into exile for five cold times, so he doesn’t completely get it. Though I think he also objects partially out of practicality, since it would be hard to survive alone for that length of time without having some backup. The valley people are understandably not as sympathetic, since he burned those bridges himself. When Petrie attempted to defend Pterano despite all the trouble he caused, that made Pterano more accepting of his punishment. It would take quite some hard work for him to move away from his destructive ambitions and put others first but hopefully he would find some value in the quiet ways of making positive change.
 
You know, I find it kind of interesting Pterano immediately follows Doc as a main guest character. They would make interesting foils. Doc does Good Samaritan work while trying to remain inconspicuous and has a “change what you can, accept what you can’t” philosophy. Pterano is almost the opposite. He did work for others in exchange for getting attention for himself. He wants to effect change even for things some say can’t be changed, for good or ill. It would be fascinating to have these two characters bounce off one another. I have the sense these two would have intriguing and amusing conversations that Pterano might learn from.

A few miscellaneous thoughts: I can’t help but have the headcanon Pterano’s the type to opera sing to himself while washing himself or doing other things. That might get him trouble while trying to be inconspicuous while out of the valley, so he has to do it under his breath, which displeases him. Kind of related to that, he can be a bit dramatic. He should join a singing/theater troupe, which I’m sure exists somewhere in that world. I bet that even if he heard about Ruby and Chomper even before meeting them, I can already picture his startled reaction if they suddenly come upon him and Cera’s very amused face as she watches.

Those are all of my thoughts on Pterano. There are a few things I feel shaky about here and there but I did find some of the posts on this thread informative concerning his character and hopefully it’s the same for anyone who reads this.
Title: Pterano
Post by: ADFan185 on November 13, 2016, 04:13:55 PM
I thought the character was alright he was protrade as the villain but not really since he still felt sorry for dropping ducky. So my thoughts are he's a anti hero in a way. He may be bad but he still does good stuff to try and help out even tho he's evil and still has a lot of bad Inside of him. And his song wasn't that bad either I enjoyed the song a lot he sung. So as a anti hero I'd give him decent enough marks I liked his ways and characteristics quite a lot.
Title: Pterano
Post by: WeirdRaptor on November 13, 2016, 04:57:32 PM
I like Pterano as a concept, but I wish his character design and York's delivery was less stereotypical.
Title: Pterano
Post by: ADFan185 on November 13, 2016, 05:23:31 PM
I thought York did a very good job with his character he was perfect for the part. There was nothing wrong with his performance at all dude.
Title: Pterano
Post by: WeirdRaptor on November 13, 2016, 05:34:20 PM
I just think he sounded too much like a villain. Yes, I know we're supposed to think he is and the twist he's not. I just wish there a bit more subtly.
Title: Pterano
Post by: ADFan185 on November 13, 2016, 05:37:37 PM
That's why I labeled him as a anti hero he's a villain but he still has a heart inside of him and he still cares for Petrie.
Title: Pterano
Post by: WeirdRaptor on November 13, 2016, 05:40:15 PM
I actually liked York's voice acting in the scenes where Pterano was remorseful or otherwise serious. I don't totally dislike it.